Automobile-fender.



A. TANSLEY & w. H. RUSSELL.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION man JAN. s. 1916.

Patented July 17, 1827? AMBROSE muster AND Witt-ism H. RUSSELL; or Los enemas, EALIFORNIA.

AUTOMOHILE-FENIJEB.

Specification of Letters tatent. Patented July 1'2, 1917;

i Application filed January 8,1916. Serial No. 1,131.

To an wlwm it may concern: 1

Be it known that we, AMBROSE, TANsLnr and WILLIAM H. RUSSELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Automobile-l ender of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fenders and the object of the invention is to provide a device which may be fastened at the front of the automobile, and so constructed as not to interfere with the operation 0t or detract from the appearance of-the said automobile, yet efficient in the discharge of a duty which fenders are supposed to render. Other objects and advantages will be brought out in the following descriptin'i.

Referring to the drawings: a Figure 1 is a. side View, Fig.2 a plan, and Fig. 3 a front view.

spectively as applied to an automobile. 1, 1 designate the forks of the fender which are clamped upon the front springs of the auto-.

tersection bv the-pin 17 which permits of a working joint.

The two sections comprising the fender, are hinged together at one of their iongitw dinal sides by the hinge rod 13 and by the steel straps 5 which form the finished coir sti'iiotion of the fender. 18 and 18 are rods forming the outer horizontal sides of the two sections respectively and to which the other ends of the steel straps are securely fastened. The guide rods 8 and 8 of the upper section and 8 and 8 of the lower section are also hinged upon the hinge rodlii at one of their ends and rigidly fastened to the outer fi'aiiic rods 18 and 18" at their other ends respectively and which, said guide rods are at right angles to the hinge rod '12; and to the outer l'rame rods l8 and 18 'lhesc guide rods work freely through their respective guides ti 4 423 i said guides rated at the rod 15 when the Figs. 3- and show I the fender in open and closed positions, r ebeing free to revolve upon their respective 14 14 145*, and which are situpoints of the two forks 1 and 1.

The trip rod 6 is held in place infront of the hinge of the two sections by the bolts 19 and 19 bearings 14% and fasten securely in the trip whichpass loosely through the. hinge rod 13 bolts 19 and 19 limiting the outward travel of the trip rod.

The catch rod 3 isattachecl to the center of the trip rod 6 at one end'and hinged to the catch 3 at the other.

The catch 3 is hinged at its center to' and also to the outer frame rod .18 and said catch engages with the joining two sections areclosed as the rod 3' in Fig. tion.

The catch 2 engages with the equalizing bar 10 when the two sections are open as in 1, locking the sections in that posi- Fig. 5 securely holdingthe sections in that position. 11 designates a flat spring one end of which is rigidly fastened to the fork 1, the other end isjoined to the intersection of the equalizing bars 10 and 10 by the two links 20" and 20 i A wire 21 running from the magneto of the automobile to the contact piece 22 said contact piece being insulated from the frame ofthe fender and so placed that when the two sections are open as in Fig. 4 the moving part of the tender will make contact with thecontact piece 22.

Operation. i

The. trip rod (3, in coming iii contact with a. hody, is moved rearward: the movement is communicated to thecatch rod 3 which in turn communicates the movement to the catch 3 The catch will then he'diseugaged from the joining rod 15 which permits the two sections to take the position as shown in Fig. 4: through the t'ncdiuin of the spring 11, which being under a siiiiiciont tension pulls upon the intersectioii'of the equalizing bars 10' and 10 and they, being attached to the hinge rod 13 at two. of their ends and to the frame of the tender, or joining rods, at the other ends, the hinge of the two sections moves in a sl'raight line toward, and between the two points of each fork,'iieing guided by the equalizing liars, the guide rods and guides. The guides 4 4 4-" 4 liciiig held at'thc points of their respective forks, by their respective hearings Li H 14 14, the guide iods S a" S" S" slide through their respective guides as the hinge ot' the sections moves toward the center; the guides turning upon their bearings. The equalizing bars prevent one of the sections from moving faster than the other by holding the hinge centrally, as well as distributing the pressure of the spring 11 equally upon the hearings of the two forks.

As the two sections take the position as shown in l ig. .4. the equalizing bars take a position parallel to each other, andas one of the ends of each of said lflll's'dil d llltl 1. is fastened in a stationary positionfto their respective parts liland 15, the other ends of said equalizing bars must move in a circular path, their opposite ends forming the center of said path.

Since the hinge ot' the two sections moves in a straight line laterally as well as horizontally, and two of the ends of the equalizing bars are stationary. then the ends of the equalizing bars which are attached to the sleeves to and 1;. must permit the hinge rod 13 to slide freely in said sleeve 16, and sleeves 12 to slide freely over'the joining rods 15 and 15. When the two sections are open as in l i". l. the equalizing bar l0 engages with the catch ".2 which being securely attached to the fork 1, holds the sections in that position.

At the moment the fender is thrown open the moving part of the fender comes in contact with the contact piece which causes the magneto of the automobile to become shorted. thus preventing a spark at the engine. The automobile then, cairnot be run until the tender is again. closed. The automobile is automatically stopped, thus preventing the driver from making his e'scape.

The advantages of this tender are obvious, in the first place the tender will assume iiistantly such position as tocoinpletely shield the body struck, from the machine, as well as protecting the lights and other parts of the automobile. From the body struck; the fender has an attractive appearance owing to its stream line etl'cct, when closed, and is placed sulliciently high to prevent interference with the operation of the. said automobile; the. lowest part of said tender not heing lower than the axle of said automobile.

\\''hat I claim is: 1. An automobile fender comprising two sections and hinged together at one of their longitudinal sides; said sections being held under a tension by means 01' a spring and catch: said catch operated by means of a trip; said trip releasing said spring when said fender collides with a body; said fender receding from said body while assuming automatically an operative position, and simultaneously short circuiting the magneto of the automobile upon which said fender is placed.

'2. An automobile fender comprised of two sections; hinged together at one of their longitudinal sides and held in operative position under a spring tension at an acute angle upon a frame; said sections being held by means of a catch; said catch operated by a trip means placed at the apex of the two sections forming the said acute angle; said sections automatically assuming an operative position when said trip releases said spring; said trip releasing said spring when said fender collides with a body; said fender receding from said bed) while assuming said operative position; means to lock itself in said operative positon, and means to simultaneously short circuit the magneto of the automobile upon which said tender is placed.

3. \n automobile tender comprised of two sections. hinged together at one of their longitudinal sides and held under a spring tension at an acute angle upon a frame: said sections being held by in 11115 of a catch; guide means attached to'said frame, and guide rods attached to the two sections: said catch operated by a trip bar placed at the apex of the two said sections forming said acute angle. and running parallel to their longitudinal sides: said sections automaticallv assuming an open position when said lender collides with a body, and receding from the body struck while assuming said open position; means to lock itself in said open position. and means to simultaneously short circuit the magneto of the automobile upon which said t'ender is placed.

in testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Los Angeles. California January, 1916.

AMBROSE 'IANSLEY. \VlLLl.\l\l. ll. RUSSELL. In presence (if- (i conun \V. Mclhnr, Manv E. HALL. 

